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-All Classes meet for 6-consecutive weeks of fun, held beneath the East Bay sun in Oakland (on the border of Emeryville).

Where do I begin? At the beginning. And at Canine Circus School that beginning starts with Introduction to Circus 1. No prior dog training experience needed to take our Introductory Circus Class. Call us if you have any questions. 415 779 6550

Introduction to Circus 1*

Our Introductory class is geared toward people that have never done a Circus Class, or any dog training class. In this class we teach you many of the obedience and trick drills that we do in our more advanced classes in easy steps that anyone can follow. A big part of Circus 1 is getting your dog used to working around other dogs. To do this we start spaced at a distance, over the course of the six weeks we get closer and closer until the dogs are maintaining complete focus on their handlers but working in close proximity to other dogs. Circus 1 Class is much more than just trick training, Circus 1 is about becoming an excellent handler and teacher. We cover more real world scenarios than any obedience class. We build confidence to perform in challenging environments and set a great foundation that does not conflict with, but only enhances, other training disciplines.

*The classes above are for first time students to Canine Circus School. The class costs $260, and meets weekly for 6-consecutive weeks* New Students fill out this form to sign up.

Continuing Circus 1 Class Schedule:

Continuing Circus 1 Class is for students who have completed the Introductory Circus 1 class but need more time to work on their foundation. Often it takes more than six weeks to master this material, but repeating the introductory class might be boring, so we created continuing level for students who know our basic drills but need more time before they advance to a higher level. In this class we introduce new material so students are always learning new things but we are careful to keep the criteria perfectly balanced so students have continued success.

*This class is for students continuing their education in the Circus 1 Ring; $195, meets weekly for 6-consecutive weeks. email us to hold a spot.

Continuing Circus 1.5 Class is for students that have completed Circus 1.5 but need and want more time to perfect their skills before advancing to the next level. Continuing 1.5 students are prepped for Circus 2.

*This class is for students continuing their education in the Circus 1.5 Ring; $195, meets weekly for 6-consecutive weeks. email us to hold a spot.

Spring Schedule:

-All Classes meet for 6-consecutive weeks of fun, held beneath the East Bay sun in Oakland (on the border of Emeryville).

Where do I begin? At the beginning. And at Canine Circus School that beginning starts with Introduction to Circus 1. You do not need any prior dog training experience to take our Introductory Circus Class. Yes, you can do it! Call us if you have any questions. 415 779 6550

Introduction to Circus 1*

Our Introductory class is geared toward people that have never done a Circus Class, or any dog training class. In this class we teach you many of the obedience and trick drills that we do in our more advanced classes in easy steps that anyone can follow. A big part of Circus 1 is getting your dog used to working around other dogs. To do this we start spaced at a distance, over the course of the six weeks we get closer and closer until the dogs are maintaining complete focus on their handlers but working in close proximity to other dogs. Circus 1 Class is much more than just trick training, Circus 1 is about becoming an excellent handler and teacher. We cover more real world scenarios than any obedience class. We build confidence to perform in challenging environments and set a great foundation that does not conflict with, but only enhances, other training disciplines.

Continuing Circus 1 Class is for students who have completed the Introductory Circus 1 class but need more time to work on their foundation. Often it takes more than six weeks to master this material, but repeating the introductory class might be boring, so we created continuing level for students who know our basic drills but need more time before they advance to a higher level. In this class we introduce new material so students are always learning new things but we are careful to keep the criteria perfectly balanced so students have continued success.

*This class is for students continuing their education in the Circus 1 Ring; $195, meets weekly for 6-consecutive weeks. email us to hold a spot.

Continuing Circus 1.5 Class is for students that have completed Circus 1.5 but need and want more time to perfect their skills before advancing to the next level. Continuing 1.5 students are prepped for Circus 2.

*This class is for students continuing their education in the Circus 1.5 Ring; $195, meets weekly for 6-consecutive weeks. email us to hold a spot.

Spring Schedule:

-All Classes are $260 for 6-weeks of fun, held beneath the East Bay sun in Oakland (on the border of Emeryville).

Circus 1 Spring Classes:

Tuesdays, March 26 – April 30, 11 AM – noon

Thursdays, March 28 – May 2, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Saturdays, March 30 – May 4, 11 AM – noon

Sundays, March 31 – May 5, 6 PM – 7 PM

Circus 1.5 Spring Classes:

Tuesdays, March 26 – April 30, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Thursdays, March 28 – May 2, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Saturdays, March 30 – May 4, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Sundays, March 31 – May 5, 11 AM – noon

Circus 2 Spring Classes:

Tuesdays, March 26 – April 30, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Thursdays, March 28 – May 2, noon – 1 PM

Saturdays, March 30 – May 4, 4 PM – 5 PM

Sundays, March 31 – May 5, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Classes are on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Be sure to check out the evening classes in the Spring Calendar. If you don’t see a time slot that works for you, and you can rally at least four other handlers total, we can talk about setting up a class at your convenience–let us know!

Returning students we will be contacting you, but please email us to make sure we know to hold your spot.

Notes:

No experience is needed, we teach you everything . We encourage everyone to start at the Circus 1 level. If we see you are a super star and have been placed below your level we will promptly move you up. We want to nurture your talent not hold you back. However if you want to skip a level be prepared to show us your dog has performance titles.

Circus Class isn’t just about tricks, it’s about performance around other dogs and in weird situations as well as physical and mental conditioning. We start easy and slowly make it harder, for this reason we suggest you start at the first level and move up from there.

In this video: Balzac jumps the hurdle. Norma sings Delia as I strum the uke in the background.

-All classes cost $260 for 6-weeks of training fun in the great outdoors of Oakland (cusp of Emeryville)-

Winter Schedule: Openings in Spring Session Below

Circus 1 Winter Class:

Thursday, January 31 – March 7, noon – 1 PM

Saturday, February 2 – March 9, 11 AM – noon full

Sunday, February 3 – March 10, 4 PM – 5 PM

Circus 1.5 Winter Class:

Tuesday, January 29 – March 5, 11 AM – noon

Saturday, February 2 – March 9, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Sunday, February 3 – March 10, 11 AM – noon

Circus 2 Winter Class:

Tuesday, January 29 – March 5, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Saturday, February 2 – March 9, 4 PM – 5 PM

Sunday, February 3 – March 10, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Spring Schedule:

Circus 1 Spring Class:

Tuesday, March 26 – April 30, 11 AM – noon

Thursday, March 28 – May 2, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Saturday, March 30 – May 4, 11 AM – noon

Sunday, March 31 – May 5, 6 PM – 7 PM

Circus 1.5 Spring Class:

Tuesday, March 26 – April 30, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Thursday, March 28 – May 2, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Saturday, March 30 – May 4, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Sunday, March 31 – May 5, 11 AM – noon

Circus 2 Spring Class:

Tuesday, March 26 – April 30, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Thursday, March 28 – May 2, noon – 1 PM

Saturday, March 30 – May 4, 4 PM – 5 PM

Sunday, March 31 – May 5, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

We have been waiting for a sign from the Circus Dog Gods that we should begin classes again. The sign has come in the shape of a double rainbow over our training area. Norma caught the moment on film, I strummed the sacred Ukulele to mark the occasion.

Classes are on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Be sure to check out the evening classes in the Spring Calendar. If you don’t see a time slot that works for you, and you can rally at least four other handlers total, we can talk about setting up a class at your convenience–let us know!

Returning students we will be contacting you, but please email us to make sure we know to hold your spot.

Notes:

No experience is needed, we teach you everything . We encourage everyone to start at the Circus 1 level. If we see you are a super star and have been placed below your level we will promptly move you up. We want to nurture your talent not hold you back. However if you want to skip a level be prepared to show us your dog has performance titles.

Circus Class isn’t just about tricks, it’s about performance around other dogs and in weird situations as well as physical and mental conditioning. We start easy and slowly make it harder, for this reason we suggest you start at the first level and move up from there.

If you have been wondering where we have been, well it got cold a and rainy and we started to hibernate. After an extremely productive year we fell into a deep sleep. Now we are stretching and yawning and waking up to prepare for a new year filled with new classes. We had such a great 2012 thanks to a lovely article about us that ran on the first page of the sunday SF Chronicle early edition and the front page of the home and garden section.

The exposure from the article introduced us to lots of great people, many of them as freaky as us. Some of our most dedicated students were worried that the little Canine Circus School hidden in the heart of the East Bay would cease to be the underground cool thing for those in the know. They thought because of the article the secret was out. We had a good run but instead of selling out we went into hibernation thereby ensuring the secret coolness of the Canine Circus School for generations to come. Or so the legend goes. Even though the circus is hibernating we are still doing private lessons. If you want to arrange a time to sit down and learn some new tricks or work on a behavior problem, let us know we are never too sleepy to help. Call us at 415- 779-6550.

New Classes starting in 2013 stay tuned for the schedule. Until then here are a few tricks for you to work on when the weather is cold.